TN HJR0080

Designates May 2025 as "National Hypertension Awareness Month" in Tennessee to promote awareness, education, and prevention of high blood pressure

Advocates for health insurance plans to include coverage of FDA-approved renal denervation therapies for patients with resistant hypertension who do not respond to conventional treatments

Urges the Tennessee Department of Health to promote best practices for hypertension management and encourages TennCare to consider adding renal denervation to Medicaid coverage

Cites that hypertension affects nearly half of U.S. adults, contributes to approximately 500,000 deaths annually, and costs about $131 billion per year in healthcare expenses

Directs copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Commissioner of Health and the Director of TennCare